diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
index cc8e43e1dd..603c4940f6 100755
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@
 		<ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
 		<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);EXE_PROJECT</DefineConstants>
 		<OutputPath>$(ProjectDir)../../output</OutputPath>
-		<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
 		<TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
 		<TargetName>EmuHawk</TargetName>
 		<ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>None</ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>
 	</PropertyGroup>
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
+		<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">
+		<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+	</PropertyGroup>
 <!--
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>